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Month: August 2020

EnPro Sells Springs Business to Turnspire

Turnspire Capital Partners has agreed to acquire the Goodyear Air Springs business from publicly traded EnPro Industries. Goodyear air springs are used by original equipment manufacturers and fleet operators for trucks, trailers, buses, and specialty

Gen Cap Closes Eleventh Fund IV Platform

Gen Cap America has acquired TFM Services, a provider of facilities maintenance services, from Thrash, Inc. The buy of TFM is the eleventh platform for Gen Cap’s fourth fund. TFM provides janitorial and floor maintenance

MKH Continues Car Wash Build

Clean Streak Ventures, a platform company of MKH Capital Partners, has added Bay Breeze Car Wash and Lube to its portfolio of express car wash locations. Bay Breeze Car Wash operates seven sites located in

German Banks Push Back as American Investors Seek More Influence

A drive by buyout firm Cerberus to force cost cutting at Commerzbank has run into resistance from Berlin.

Contracts with (Social) Benefits: The Implementation of Impact Investing

Posted by Anne M. Tucker (Georgia State University), on Wednesday, August 5, 2020 Editor's Note: Anne Tucker is Professor of Law at Georgia State University College of Law. This post is based on a recent

Avedon Capital Partners raises €500m for its third fund in five months

Despite Covid-19, the Dutch lower-mid market firm is on track to reach the fund's €575m hard cap in the 'coming months'

Natixis’ sustainable investing arm Mirova closes ocean impact fund at $132m

The vehicle, launched in 2018, is dedicated to making impact investments into marine and coastal projects

Blackstone brings in ex-Pfizer CEO, chairman Kindler as newest senior advisor

Global private equity giant Blackstone has brought in former Pfizer CEO and chairman Jeffrey Kindler as its latest senior advisor.

Proskauer releases SPAC IPO study analyzing deal terms and trends for red-hot market

Opalesque Industry Update - Proskauer, an international law firm, released its 2020 SPAC IPO Study. The study examines data from 95 Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) IPOs priced from January 2016 through June 2020, representing

Bain’s Hugh MacArthur says private equity must adapt to thrive in post-Covid world

The pandemic is forcing firms to work toward incorporating technology more effectively into their operations

Secondaries private equity dealmaking falls apart due to Covid – but record fundraising leaves sector in rude health

Secondaries private equity dealmaking fell off a cliff in the first half of the year as the coronavirus crisis saw deal value drop more than 56% compared to the same period in 2019, new research

Horizon exits Glass Container to Vetropack

Ukraine-based private equity firm Horizon Capital is in the process of selling, alongside other shareholders, its stake in Moldova-based Glass Container Company and Glass Container Prim to Vetropack Austria Holding.

Marcol invests in Fernarzt, launches new HealthHero platform

Marcol has acquired a 90% stake in Germany-based telemedicine startup Fernarzt and has announced the launch of its UK-headquartered digital health business HealthHero.

Wise’s Innovery bolts on Obiectivo

Wise Equity-backed system integration specialist Innovery has acquired cybersecurity expert Obiectivo.

Armonia to launch €500m fund

Italian private equity firm Armonia will launch a new fund with a €500m target in the first qurter of 2021, Unquote understands.

LDC-backed Ensek acquires NrgFin

LDC portfolio company Ensek has acquired software consultancy NrgFin.

Raymond James expands German industrial technology team

Investment banking firm Raymond James has hired managing director Tobias Ramminger from Lincoln International and has also promoted Sherif Abdel-Aziz to director in its Germany-based diversified industrials team

NorthEdge-backed Orbis acquires Optosafe

NorthEdge Capital portfolio company Orbis Protect has acquired security systems designer Optosafe.

Astorg’s IQ-EQ buys Conseil Expertise & Synthèse

Investment services business IQ-EQ, a portfolio company of Astorg, has acquired France-based accounting and auditing services provider Conseil Expertise & Synthèse.

Armonia-backed Biodue buys Farcoderma

Milan-listed cosmetics producer Biodue, a portfolio company of Italian private equity firm Armonia, has wholly acquired food supplements specialist Farcoderma.

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